9:00 Welcome and introduction to the session
9:10 A brief introduction to ABS from the use of genetic resources
Thomas Vanagt (3Bio)
9:35 ABS from the use of genetic resources in practice: case study from a country with implemented procedure for prior informed consent and due diligence (PIC/DD)
Noelia Vallejo (Spanish Ministry for Ecological Transition)
10:00 Benefit sharing from DSI: state of the art
Mery Ciacci (European Commission, DG ENV)
10:25 Benefit sharing and DSI: role of the public databases
Rob Finn (MGnify – EBI/EMBL)
11:10 Round table (Moderator: Aurelio Hidalgo, UAM)
Alexander Pelzer (BRAIN Biotech); Marla Trindade and Anita Burger (Institute for Microbial Biotechnology and metagenomics, University of the Western Cape)